| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-131 |
| Corporate Name: | S. A. Cooke |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | S. A. Cooke |
| Location: | District 62 |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | District 62 |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 20-horsepower steam engine
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
|
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 280,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
| |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | S. A. Cooke, according to the 1880 Census, owned a steam-powered circular sawmill in District 62 of Panola County. He employed eight men at peak production and three men normally, paying them $1.00 to $1.50 daily for eight-hour shifts. Cooke paid out a total of $560 in wages for seven months of mill production. The sawmill, from a value of $1550 in supplies and sawlogs, produced 280,000 feet of lumber valued at $2,800.
He would later move his sawmill to Elysian fields. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |